Category: Sport

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, were present as Liberia swore in its 24th President, George Weah. The former World’s Best Footballer was sworn in as the 24th President of Liberia. Weah took his oath of office at exactly noon inside the 35,000 capacity Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia. At least eight African […]

Six-times champion Novak Djokovic has bowed out of the Australian Open, knocked out by South Korean Chung Hyeon. Chung claimed a stunning 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(3) victory against the Serbian on Monday. The 21-year-old Chung, ranked 58th in the world, proved an immovable object, absorbing everything the former world number one could throw at him and […]

Arsenal are truly in pursuit of Gabonese and Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and have reportedly had a first offer of 50 million euros ($61.1 million) rejected by his German club Borussia Dortmund. Kicker magazine reported this on Saturday, saying that Dortmund have a different idea about the value of their star player. Dortmund will not […]

Brazil legend Pele is resting at home according to his spokesperson, contrary to reports by the English Football Writers Association (FWA) that he had been admitted to hospital with exhaustion. The 77-year-old was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner in his honour at the Savoy Hotel today by the Football Writers Association […]

Football greatest, Pele is in hospital after collapsing due to exhaustion, preventing him from travelling to London for an engagement this weekend. According to the English Football Writers Association (FWA), the 77-year-old, a three-time World Cup winner, collapsed on Thursday. He is being monitored in hospital in Brazil, FWA said. The FWA were due to host […]

Chelsea, reduced to nine men, needed a penalty shoot-out before finally killing off Norwich after a 1-1 draw in Wednesday’s FA Cup third round replay. The Antonio Conte men must pay a lot of gratitude to reserve goalkeeper, Willy Caballero, who made the crucial penalty save to send the London team into the fourth round […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has asked Real Madrid to cough out £36m as his yearly salary, to bring him at par with his Barcelona rival, Lionel Messi or he will leave the club. At present Ronaldo earns £18.6m a year, but reports from multiple sources said the Portuguese star wants a pay rise of close to £17million, which […]

Ivorian footballer Didier Drogba has given back to his country by opening a school that will help no fewer than 350 children in the rural cocoa growing community of Pokou-Kouamekro to gain quality education. The school is the brainchild of the Didier Drogba Foundation. Speaking at the launch, Drogba said the foundation began working on […]

Espanyol struck in the dying moments to consign Barcelona to their first defeat since August last year. Earlier, Lionel Messi had missed a penalty. The 1-0 loss by the Spanish giants occurred in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Wednesday. Oscar Melendo slotted home a neat finish with two minutes remaining of […]

Manchester United grossed the biggest revenue of any European club in the 2016 financial year after a 32 percent increase propelled them above Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, UEFA say. In an annual report published on Tuesday, UEFA in the European Club Football Landscape report said revenues among Europe’s 700-odd top-flight clubs totalled 18.5 billion […]